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THE 



FIRST ANNUAL EXHIBITION 



CLUB OF ODD VOLUMES ^Jt^ 



BOSTON ART CLUB v 



March 12-15, 




CHAS. F. LIBBIE, Jk.. PRINTER 

HA^-WARD PI. AM 



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One Hukdred Copies on Large Pa?er 



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'T^HE examples exhibited on this occasion are taken 
at random from the collections of the owners, 
all of whom are Members of the Club. . • , The 
sole reasons for said display being to please book 
lovers and the public generally, and to add to the 
Club persons of similar tastes. '.' '.' .'. 

Any information relating to the exhibit will be 
gladly given by any member of the committtee. 



Reams qfthe " Cl^ib of Odd VolMmes," 
126 Trement Street, BosUm, March, 1889. 



BOOKS 



EXTRA ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. 



[The descriptions of the items shown have been made as brief as 
possible. A few only of the bindings are mentioned. For extra 
illustrated works of Dickens, see p. 23.] 



1. American Actor Series. Charlotte Cushman. 
By Clara Erskine Clement. Portraits of Miss Cushman 
and contemporaries, autographs, play-bills, etc. 4°. 
Crushed levant. 1882 

2. American Actor Series. J. B. and Edwin Booth. 
By Asia Booth Clarke. Portraits and autographic letters 
from G. F. Cooke, Edmund Kean, J. B. Booth, J. P. 
Kemble, etc. Full levant, by Hathaway. 1S82 

3. Bulloigne, Godfrey de. The Recovery of Jeru- 
salem. Done into English by Edward Fairfax, Gent. 
First translation of Tasso's Jerusalem, with autographs of 
John Mitford and John Hawkins, and two sets of contem- 
porary plates inserted. London, 1687 

4. Burton, John Hill. The Book Hunter, i vol. 
extended to 2 by the insertion of 133 portraits and 
views. New York, 1863 



Cltib of ODbb bolumrs. 



5. Boswell, James. Life of Dr. Johnson, and Tour 
to the Hebrides, to which are added anecdotes by Haw- 
kins, Piozzi and others. An early copy of this edition, 
containing duplicate title-pages. 447 plates inserted, in- 
cluding many rare portraits of Dr. Johnson. 10 vols, 
extended to 18. Calf extra, uncut, by Zaehnsdorf. 

London, 1835 

6. Bourrienne, M. de. Memoirs of Napoleon Bona- 
parte. 4 vols, extended to 6 by the insertion of 550 
portraits and views and 7 autograph letters signed. 1S36 

7. Clement, Clara Erskine. A Handbook of 
Legendary and Mythological Art. i vol. extended to 8 
by the insertion of many hundred plates. 4°. 1872 

8. Cottle, Joseph. Early Recollections, chiefly 
relating to the late Samuel Taylor Coleridge. First edi- 
tion, extra illustrated by the insertion of rare portraits 
of Coleridge, Lamb, Cottle, Southey, Wordsworth, etc. 
2 vols. 8°. Polished calf extra, uncut, by Zaehnsdorf. 

London, 1837 

9. Cunningham, Peter. The Story of Nell Gwynn. 
I vol. extended to 3 by the insertion of 354 prints, auto- 
graphs of Charles IL, Lord Shaftesbury, Sir Robert 
Howard, etc. 4°. Full crushed levant, tooled, by 
Tout. 1883 

10. Cunningham, Peter. The Story of Nell Gwynn. 
I vol. extended to 2 by the insertion of 174 portraits and 
views. London, 1852 

11. Cunningham, Peter. The Story of Nell Gwynn. 
1 vol. extended to 2 by the insertion of many rare prints 
and autographs. t%^t 



Club of QDbb bolnmes. 



12. Dibdin, T. F. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian 
and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany. 3 vols, 
extended to 4 by the addition of rare portraits and 
views, including the portrait of Diane de Poictiers, by 
Thomson, of which 50 copies only were printed. 

London, 182 1 

13. Dibdin, T. F. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian 
and Picturesque Tour. 3 vols, extended to 4 by the 
insertion of 147 portraits and views, including Diane de 
Poictiers, in proof state, only 12 printed. 182 1 

14. Doran, Dr. John. Annals of the English Stage. 
Extended from 4 to 8 vols, by the insertion of 925 por- 
traits, views, autograph letters, play-bills, etc. 8°. Light 
blue levant, tooled back and sides, gilt tops, uncut, by 
Zaehnsdorf. London, 1864 

15. Erasmus. Elogie de la Folic. Nouvellement 
traduit du Latin, Par M. de la Veaux, avec les figures 
de Jean Holbein. 117 plates inserted from other original 
editions, by Jean Holbein and Chodowiecki. The ori- 
ginal drawings for these remarkable illustrations were 
found noted on the margins of an ancient copy oi 
Erasmus in the Bibliotheque at Basle. Royal S°. 
Crushed morocco, by Hammond. Basle, 1780 

i6. Garrick, David. The Life of, by Percy Fitz- 
gerald. Extended from 2 to 4 vols, by the insertion of 
over 250 portraits and views, and nearly 100 autograph 
letters, including Garrick, Sam. Johnson, Macready, 
Munden, Mrs. Jordan, Sam. Foote, Tate Wilkinson, etc. 
Full levant. 1868 

17. Greville, Charles C, F. The Greville Memoirs. 
Journals of the Reigns of George IV, William IV, and 



€lnb of (S>hh tlolumee. 



Queen Victoria, 1818-60, by Charles C. F. Greville, 
edited by Henry Reeve, complete set, all first editions. 
Extended from 8 to 20 vols, by the insertion of 2280 
portraits, views and autographic letters. Imperial 8". 
Full mulberry levant, tooled back and sides, gilt tops, 
uncut, by Zaehnsdorf. London, 1875-87 

18. Hall, S. C. Retrospect of a Long Life. 525 
illustrations inserted, including 100 autograph letters of 
eminent artists and authors. Extended from 2 to 4 vols. 
Full crushed levant. London, 1883 

19. Hawthorne, Julian. Nathaniel Hawthorne and 
his Wife. Extended from 2 to 4 vols, by the insertion of 
383 illustrations and autographs, including letters from 
all the members of the family. Edition de luxe. Full 
levant. Cambridge, 1884 

20. Hunt, Leigh, and S. A. Lee. The Book of the 
Sonnet. 155 illustrations and letters inserted. Extended 
from 2 to 3 vols. Full polished calf. Large paper. 

Boston, 1867 

21. Hunt. The Autobiography of Leigh Hunt, with 
Reminiscences of Friends and Contemporaries. First 
edition, 62 plates inserted, including many rare portraits 
of the author. 3 vols. Calf extra, uncut, by Zaehns- 
dorf. London, 1850 

22. La Fontaine. Fables of. Translated by Elizur 
Wright, Jr. Large paper. 202 extra plates inserted. 2 
vols. Boston, 1 841 

23. Longfellow, H. W. Poems. Extended from 2 
to 4 vols, by the insertion of 350 prints. Edition de 
luxe. 4°. Crushed levant. Cambridge, i33t 



Clnb of ®b& bolumes. 



24. Longfellow. Souvenir of. Unique copy. A 
collection of all known portraits of the poet, and numer- 
ous autograph letters on the subject of his different 
poems. " Excelsior " in his own Manuscript signed, and 
letter stating why he used that title. Letter of Charles 
Dickens to Moxon, stating that Longfellow wished to 
publish his poems in London. Letter of one of the 
" Wayside Inn " characters. Jared Sparks' letter, an- 
nouncing that the poem of "Miles Standish" was in pre- 
paration, and Longfellow's letter respecting the publica- 
tion of the same ; also extracts from his poems in his own 
autograph and signed. Square 4°. Crushed green levant, 
by Macdonald. 1883 

25. Maberly, J. The Print Collector. 55 original 
prints inserted, from many famous collections. Copy 
from the John Allan and the Alexander Farnum sales. 
Full red morocco. London, 1844 

26. Napoleon in Exile ; or, a Voice from St. Helena. 
First edition. 142 plates inserted. Uncut. London, 1844 

27. Napoleon, The Court of. By Frank B. Good- 
rich. Extended from i to 3 vols. Portraits and auto- 
graphs, including Robespierre, Marat, Barras, Princess 
Lamballe, Taliien, Mirabeau, and every member of the 
Bonaparte family, and his principal Marshals. 4°. Full 
jevant, tooled, gold bees and Napoleon cypher, by Zaehns- 
dorf. New York, 1857 

28. Parton, James. The Life of Benjamin Franklin. 
Extended from 2 to 6 vols, by the insertion of numerous 
rare portraits, views and autograph documents, including 
autographs of Louis XV and XVI, Marie Antoinette. 
George III, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin. 



Clnb of ODbb bolnmes. 



William Penn, John Paul Jones, Voltaire, William Pitt, 
Charles James Fox, John Hancock, etc. 4°. Full red 
levant. New York, 1865 

29. Presidents of the United States, from Wash- 
ington to Hayes. Illustrated by the insertion of rare 
proof portraits and autograph letters signed of each Presi- 
dent. Letter from Washington from the field to Col. 
Morgan, August 10, 1777. Harrison's letter asking for a 
furlough, in order that he might be married, and build 
him a house at Washington (now Cincinnati). General 
Grant's letter giving reasons why he is a republican. 
John Quincy Adams, letter from Paris, 1815, signed in 
full. Andrew Jackson, statement of his financial condi- 
tion in 1841, "is worth 1180 acres of land, 160 negroes, 
and $100,000." Thomas Jefferson, as President, relative 
to the increase of the U. S. Navy. Folio. Polished 
levant. New York, 1879 

30. Scott, Sir Walter. Novels. 602 portraits, 
views and autographs inserted. 48 vols. Edinburgh, i860 

31. Scott, Sir Walter. Poetical Works. 122 steel 
portraits inserted. Full levant, tooled, watered silk 
inside covers, cross and Scotch plaid, by the Riverside 
Press. 12 vols. Together 60 vols. Edinburgh, 1833-4 

32. Shakespeare. Pictorial Shakespeare ; Plays, 
Poems, Doubtful Plays and Biography. Edited by 
Charles Knight. Bound from the original numbers, and 
extended from 8 to 14 vols, by the insertion of 1500 por- 
traits, views, etc. Full sealskin. 1838-43 

33. Smith, Joshua Hett. An Authentic Narrative 
of the Cause which led to the Death of Major Andr^, to 
which is added a Monody on the Death of Major Andre 



(fllub of (Dlrb bolnmes. 



by Miss Seward. Enlarged by inlaying the text and 
extended by the insertion of 184 plates and maps; also a 
copy of the " Cow Chase " issued in the Royal Gazette, 
New York, August 16, 1780. On India paper. Royal 8°. 

London, 1808 

34. Spooner, S., Dr. A Biographical History of the 
Fine Arts. Extended from 2 to 9 vols, by the insertion 
of about 1000 portraits. New York, 1865 

35. Sterne, Laurence. The Works of. Unique set 
of the best edition, containing the engraved title-pages of 
the original edition, illustrated by the insertion of no 
plates, including many proofs before letters, and portraits 
by Craig, Stothard, Cruikshank, Hogarth, Rooker, Bastin, 
Reynolds, West, Verhelst, etc. 4 vols, extended to 5. 
8°. Uncut, calf extra, by Zaehnsdorf. London, 18 19 

36. Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Uncle Tom's Cabin. 
Extended to 2 vols, by the insertion of numerous plates, 
portraits and autographs, and 26 illustrations by George 
Cruikshank. Boston and Cleveland, 1S53 

37. Surriage, Agnes. Lady Frankland, by E. L. 
Bynner. Numerous illustrations inserted, etchings, por- 
traits, views of Marblehead, etc. Boston, 18S6 

38. Ticknor, George. Life of William Hickling 
Prescott. Extended from i to 3 vols. Autographs of 
Prescott, Ticknor, Channing, William Paley, Judge Story, 
Lord Brougham, Hallam, Scribe, Prince Albert, Hum- 
boldt, Edward Everett, etc. 4°. Maroon sealskin, by 
Macdonald. 1864 

39. Ticknor, George. Life of William Hickling 
Prescott. Extended from i to 3 vols. 350 prints &nd 
letters inserted. 1864 



14 €lnb of ©bb bolumcs. 



40. Walpole, Horace. Horace Walpole and his 
World. By L. B, Seeley. Extended from i to 2 vols. 
317 portraits and views inserted. 4°. Large paper. 
Mouse colored levant, tooled inside k la Grolier and 
Roger Payne, by Macdonald. 1884 

41. Walpole, Horace. Horace Walpole and his 
World. Extended from i to 3 vols, by the insertion of 
286 portraits and views. 18S4 

42. V/alpole, Horace. Horace Walpole and his 
World. 240 portraits inserted, forming 2 vols. Full 
lemon levant, by Tout. 1884 

43. Walton, Izaak, and Charles Cotton. The 
Complete Angler; or, the Contemplative Man's Recrea- 
tion, being a Discourse of Rivers, Fish Ponds, Fish and 
Fishing, written by Izaak Walton, and Instructions how 
to Angle for a Trout or Grayling in a Clear Stream, by 
Charles Cotton, with original Memoirs and Notes by Sir 
Harris Nicolas, K. C. M. G. 4°. Crushed levant, double, 
tooled inside, by Riviere, William Pickering. 1836 

Thick paper, uncut copy, extended from two volumes to seven 
volumes, by the insertion of duplicate proof plates before letters, and 
engravings on wood, copper and steel plates conitained in the follow- 
ing editions, viz. : Fac-simile of title and plates of fish, engraved on 
silver, of first edition, Richard Marriot, 1653. — All other editions as 
originally published. — Moses Brown, 1750. — John Hawkins, 1736. — 
Samuel Bagster, 1815. — Gosden & Wicksteed plates, proofs, James 
Smith, 1822. — John Major, 1823, woodcuts and copper plates, proof 
before letters. — Thomas Tegg, 1826. — John Major, 1844, with steel 
(Absolon) plates proof before letters. — Henry G. Bohn, 1S56. — 
Copy of Poem, John Major to John S. Major, with autograph of John 
Major. — Copy of Rules Walton & Cotton Club, illustrated and pub- 
lished by William Pickering, 1S40, with his autograph. — Fac-simile 
of " A Treatyse on Fysshynge wyth an Angle," by Dame Juliana 
Bemes, 1496. — Book of 879 flies. — Water-colors. — Pen and ink 
sketches. — Etchings by Seymour, Cruikshank, Howitt, Sabin and 
others. — Engraved portraits, views, scehes, etc., by eminent artists, 
in all over two thousand illustrations. 



€lub of (S>hh t)olumufi. 



44. Washington, The Life of. By Washington 
Irving. Extended from 5 to 10 vols, by the insertion of 
1254 plates, of which 145 are portraits of Washington. 
Numerous letters of Revolutionary generals and public 
men ; original drawings, newspapers, proclamations, 
broadsides, plans, manuscripts, etc, 4°. Large paper, 
(no copies printed.) Full morocco, by Pawson and 
Nicholson. New York, 1859 



44* Fields, James T. Yesterdays with Authors. 
Extended from i to 4 vols, by the insertion of 250 
plates and autograph letters. 1871 



RARE BOOKS. 



45. iEsopi Phrygis Fabuls. (Greek and Latin.) 
Numerous wood-cuts, said to be by " Le Petit Bernard." 
Yellow calf, tooled by Thouvenin. Lugduni, 1551 

From the Soleinne and Baudeloque sales. 

46. Alciato, Andrea. Los Embleraas de Alciato 
Traducidos en rhimas Espanolas. 200 wood-euts of 
emblems, by "Le Petit Bernard," and arabesque borders, 
by Pierre Virgile. Crushed olive m.orocco, dentelle 
borders, by Alfred ISIatthevvs. Lyons, 1549 

First Spanish translation. [See Green's " Alciati and his emblems." 
P- 1 54-] 

47. America, Constitution of the United States of. 
Robert Morris' copy, with his autograph, i vol. 

London, 1783 

48. Andreas, Valerias. Bibliotheca Belgica de 
Belgis Vita Scriptisq. claris. pra2missa Topographica 
Belgii totius seu Germanise inferioris descriptione. 58 
copper plate portraits. 4°. Lovanii, 1643 

49. Andreas, lllustrium quos Belgium habuit Pic- 
torum Effigies ad vivum accuratae delineatae. 22 portraits, 
by Goltzius, Wierix, etc, 4°. Vellum. N. D. 

From Sunderland- Blenheim Library. 



i8 dTlttb of (t>'b'b bolninee. 



50. Ariosto. Orlando Furioso, adornato di Figure da 
G. Porro. Giacomo Franco also engraved a portion of 
the copper plates. 4°. Venice, 1584 

51. Ariosto. Orlando Furioso. In English Heroic 
Verse, by Sir John Harrington, Second edition, folio. 
Many copper plates. Copies of Porro's engravings. 

London, 1607 

52. Basan, F. Dictionnaire des Gravures. First 

edition, with the plates. 2 vols. Paris, X789 

Original coppers executed by some of the artists described were 
procured, and plates struck from the same to illustrate this work. 

53. Bewfck, Thomas. History of British Birds. 
The Figures engraved on wood, by T. Bewick. 

54. Vol. n. Containing the History and 

Description of Water Birds. 2 vols. Large 8°. Tree 
calf. First edition. Newcastle, 1791-1S04 

55. Bible. Figures de la par Guiilaume Gudroult. 

Numerous wood-cuts, by J. Moni. Blue calf, by Mac- 

donald. Lyons, 1554 

Dedicated to Catherine de Medicis. Book plate of Rev. J. Brand ; 
books sold in London, May 6, 1807. 

56. Bible Figures. Figures del Vecchio Testamento, 
con versi Toscani, per Damian Marassi, nuovamente, 
composti, illustrate. Per Giovanni di Tournes. 

Lione, 1554 

57. Bible Figures. Figures del Nuovo Testamento. 
Illustrate da versi vulgari Italian!. Par Giovanni di 
Tournes. 333 wood-cuts, by " Le Petit Bernard." 2 vols, 
in I. Vellum. Lione, 1559 

From the De Willigen library, sold Utrecht, 1S76. 



(Klnb of (2)bb Volumes. 



58. Bocace, Jean. Contes de Nouvelles. 2 vols. 

Amsterdam, 1697 

First edition, with De Hooge's plates, from the Irving Browne 
collection. 

59. Brathwait, Richard. Barnabae Ininerarium ; or, 
Barnabee's Journal, with the Life of the Author, a Biblio- 
graphical Introduction to the Itinerary, and Catalogue of 
his Works. Edited from the first edition, by Joseph 
Haslewood. 125 copies only printed. London, 1820 

60. Brockedon, William. Illustrations of the 
Passes of the Alps, with engravings. London, 1827-29 

61. Burns, Robert. Poems, chiefly in the Scottish 
Dialect. By Robert Burns. First edition. 8°. 

Kilmarnock, 1786 

62. Carraci, Annibale. Galerise Farnesianae. The 

Frescoes of the Farnesini Palace. Engraved by Pietro 

Aquila. 25 plates, with portrait of Carraci; also the 

Fable of the "Marriage of Cupid and Psyche," and "The 

Triumph of Galatea," from Raphael's frescoes. 12 

plates by Sir Nicholas Dorigny. 1693 

This talented engraver was knighted by George I for his copies 
of Raphael's works. 

63. Chants et Chanson Populaires de la France. 

Illustrds par plusieurs artistes (avec des notices, par 
MM. Paul Lacroix, Loroux de Lincey, et Dumersan). 
3 vols. Paris, 1843 

64. Chapman, George. Eastward Hoe; as it was 

played in the Blackfriers by the children of his Majiestie's 

Revels. Made by Geo. Chapman, Ben. Johnson, Joh. 

Marston. With W. E. Burton's autograph. London, 1605 

Hogarth is said to have taken from this book the plan for his set 
of prints called " The Industrious and Idle Prentices." 



€lnb of (Dbb bolnmes. 



65. Ciceronis. Marci Tulli, De Oratore. Black 
letter. Venetiis, Aldus, M.D.XLVI. 

66. Ciceronis. Epistolarum Familiarium libri XVI, 
cum commentariis Jod. Badii Ascencii. Black letter. 

Parisiis, M.D.LVII. 

67. Collection Lithographibe des plus deaux Taleaux 
qui se trouvent dans La Pinakoth^que de S. IVI. Le Roi de 
Baviere h. Munich. 2 vols. Large folio. N. D. 

68. Cronica. Breve de i fatti Illustri de re di Francia, 
con le loro effigie dal naturale da Faramundo ad Henrico 
in. 62 portraits, engraved by Fr. Franco. 

In Venetia, Appresso, Bernardo Giunta, M.D.LXXXVIII. 
From the library of De Thou, with his portrait and arms. 



CRUIKSHANKIANA. 

[For other works by the Cruikshanks see " Dickens."] 

69. The Scourge. 10 vols. First edition. 1811-15 

70. Syntax's Life of Napoleon. With colored 
plates. First edition. 18 17 

71. The Greeks. First edition. 1817 

72. Life in London ; or, the Day and Night Scenes 
of Tom, Jerry and Logic. By Pierce Egan. 36 colored 
plates, by I. R. and George Cruikshank. Dedicated to 
George IV. Tall copy in original stamped binding. 1821 

73. Life in Paris. By D. Carey. Colored plates. 
First edition. 1822 

74. The Humorists. First edition. 4 vols. 1821 



€Uib of ODbb bohtm^s. 



75. Grimm's Fairy Tales. First edition. 1823-26 

75. London Oddities. 12 colored plates by Robert 
Cruikshank. 1822 

77. Points of Humor. First edition. 2 vols. 1823-24 

78. Life of Napoleon Bonaparte. By Ireland. 
First edition. 4 vols. 1823-28 

79. Tales of Irish Life. First edition. 2 vols. 1824 

80. Italian Tales. Second edition. 1824 

81. Mornings at Bow Street. A Collection of the 
most Humorous and Entertaining Reports which ever 
appeared in the Morning Herald. By John Wright. First 
edition. Duplicate proof-plates on India paper. 1824 

82. More Mornings at Bow Street. A new collec- 
tion, etc. By John Wright. First edition. 1827 

83. The English Spy. By C. H. Westmacott. 
Illustrated by Robert Cruikshank, Rowlandson, Gilray 
and others. 2 vols. 1825 

84. Hans in Iceland. By Victor Hugo. First edi- 
tion. 1825 

85. John Gilpin. First edition in original covers. 

1828 

86. Demonology and Witchcraft. By Sir Walter 
Scott. First edition. 1830 

87. Three Courses and a Dessert. First edition. 

1830 

88. The Bee and the Wasp. A Fable in Verse. 
First edition. 1832 

819. Sunday in London. First edition. 1833 

90. Cruikshankiana. First edition. 1835 



22 OTlub of (Dbb Volumes. 

91. The Comic Almanac. First edition. 8 vols. 

1835-53 

92. Sir Frizzle Pumpkin. First edition. 1836 

93. Rookwood. First edition, i vol. 1836 

94. The Comic Alphabet. " A." First edition. 1837 

95. Jack Sheppard. Original impressions. 3 vols. 
Uncut. 1839 

96. Guy Fawkes. First edition. 3 vols. 1841 

97. TheOldSailors' Jolly Boat. First edition. N.D. 

98. Bacchus and the Teetotallers." By Rumfusti- 
cus Bibulous, Esq. Duplicate plates, plain and colored, 
by Robert Cruikshank. 1841 

99. Our Own Times. First edition, in original 
covers. 1843 

100. The Bachelor's Own Book. First edition, 
in original covers. 1844 

loi. The Table Book. First edition. 1845 

102. The Toothache. First edition, in original 
covers. 1850 

103. Cruikshank's Magazine. Four numbers in 
in covers ; all that were published. 1854 



104. Cysylle, Robert, King of. A Play. 30 copies 
only printed. Autograph of T. F. Dibdin. London, 1834 

105. Davenant, Sir William, Kt. Britannia trium- 
phans, a Masque presented at Whitehall, by the Kings 
Majesty and his Lords, on the Sunday after Twelfth 
Night. By Inigo Jones and William Davenant. 4°. 

London, 1637 



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106. De Bry, Joan. Theod. [See "Voyages."] 

107. Decker, Thomas, and John Webster. West- 
ward Hoe, divers Times acted by the Children of Pauls. 
By Thomas Decker and John Webster. 4°. London, 1607 

108. Decker, Thomas. If it be not good the Divel 
is in it, a new Play, as it hath been lately acted with great 
applause by the Queen's Majiesties Servants. At the 
Red Bull, 4°. London, 1612 

log. De Warens. Memoires de Madame de Warens, 
et de Claude Anet, pour servir de suite aux confessions 
de J. J. Rousseau. Containing rare portrait of Madame 
Louise de Warens. Original edition. Uncut. 

Chambery et Paris, 1786 

no. Dibdin, T. F. ^des Althorpianse ; .or, an 
Account of the Mansion, Books and Pictures at Althorp, 
the Residence of George John, Earl Spencer, K. G., to 
which is added a Supplement to the Bibliotheca Spenceri- 
ana. 2 vols. Large paper. Small folio. Olive morocco, 
by J. Aitken. 1822 



FIRST EDITIONS OF THE WORKS OF 
CHARLES DICKENS. 

111. Sketches by " Boz." Illustrative of Every- 
day Life and Every-day People. Illustrations by George 
Cruikshank. 2 vols. London, 1836 

112. Sketches by "Boz." The Second Series, i 
vol. 1837 

113. Sketches by " Boz." The completed edition. 
40 illustrations. Full calf, by Tout, i vol. 1839 



(fflnb of CObb bolmncs 



114. The Village Coquettes. A Comic Opera. In 
two acts. The Music by John Hullah. 1836 

ii4*The Strange Gentleman; A Comic Burletta. 
In two acts. By " Boz." With the frontispiece by 
"Phiz." 1837 

115. The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick 

Club. With 53 illustrations by R. Seymour and " Phiz." 
Inserted sets of plates by Seymour, Buss, Onwyn, Crow- 
quill, Darley and others. 2 vols. Full levant. 1837 

116. Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. Edited by 
" Boz," with illustrations by George Cruikshank. 2 vols. 
Pink cloth, as issued. Uncut. 1838 

117. Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress, 
by " Boz," with the " Fireside Plate." Presentation card 
added: "Tavistock House, February, 25, i860. To Miss 
Bowman, compliments of Charles Dickens." 3 vols, 
uncut. Crushed brown levant, by Zaehnsdorf. 1838 

118. Sketches of Young Couples. With 6 illustra- 
tions by " Phiz," vv'ith illustrated covers as published. 1840 

119. American Notes for General Circulation. 
By Charles Dickens. 2 vols. Original cloth covers. 1842 

120. Report of the Dinner given to Charles Dickens 
in Boston, February i, 1842 ; also Quozzianna, or Letters 
from Great Goslington, Mass., giving an Account of the 
Quoz. Dinner and other matters, by Sampson Short-and- 
Fat. Full crushed levant, by Hathaway. On cover : 
"With the respects of J. T. Fields." Boston, 1842 



Cinb of ®bb bolnmes. 35 



CHRISTMAS BOOKS. 

121. A Christmas Carol. In Prose, being a Ghost 
Story of Christmas, by Charles Dickens, with illustrations 
by John Leech. Brown cloth, with green end papers. 1843 

122. The Chimes; A Goblin Story of some Bells 
that Rang an Old Year Out, and a New Year In. By 
Charles Dickens. Red covers. 1845 

123. The Battle of Life. A Love Story. By 
Charles Dickens. Red covers. 1846 

124. The Cricket on the Hearth. A Fairy Tale of 
Home, By Charles Dickens, Red covers, 1846 

125. The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain. 
A Fancy for Christmas Time. By Charles Dickens. Red 
covers. 1848 



126. The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuz- 
zlewit. With illustrations by "Phiz." Extended from i 
to 2 vols, with plates by Darley, Gilbert, and others. 
Full crushed levant. 1845 

127. Pictures from Italy. By Charles Dickens. 
The vignette illustrations on wood by Samuel Palmer. 
Dark blue cloth. 1846 

128. Dombey and Son, By Charles Dickens. With 
illustrations by H. K. Browne. 20 numbers in green 
wrappers. 1848 

129. The Personal History of David Copperfield. 
With illustrations by H, K. Browne, Extended from i to 
2 Vols, by the insertion of numerous plates. Full levant. 

1850 



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130. Bleak House. By Charles Dickens. With 
illustrations by H. K. Browne. 20 numbers in green 
wrappers. 1853 

131. Hard Times for These Times. By Charles 
Dickens. Green cloth. 1854 

132. Little Dorrit. By Charles Dickens. With 
illustrations by H. K. Browne. 20 numbers in green 
wrappers. 1857 

133. The Story of Little Dombey. By Charles 
Dickens. Green covers. 1858 

134. The Poor Traveller ; Boots at the Holly-Tree 
Inn ; and Mrs. Gamp. By Charles Dickens. Green 
wrappers. 1858 

135. A Curious Dance Round a Curious Tree. 

By Charles Dickens. Paper covers as issued. i860 

136. Our Mutual Friend. By Charles Dickens. 
With illustrations by Marcus Stone. 20 numbers in green 
wrappers. 1865 

137. No Thoroughfare. A Christmas Story. By 
Charles Dickens. Published in " Every Saturday " 
Christmas number. Boston, 1867 

138. A Holiday Romance. In Four Parts. With 
steel portrait of Dickens, and wood-cuts by John Gilbert, 
and S. Eytinge, Jr. Published in "Our Young Folks," 
January, March, April and May numbers, in covers. 186S 

139. George Silverman's Explanation. Published 
in the " Atlantic Monthly," January, February and 
March. 1868 

140. On Mr. Fechter's Acting. Published in 
"Atlantic Monthly," August. 1869 



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141. Hunted Down. A Story. By Charles Dickens. 
With some Account of Thomas Griffiths Wainwright, the 
Poisoner. In original paper covers. 1870 

142. The Mystery of Edwin Drood. By Charles 
Dickens. With 12 illustrations by S. L. Fildes, and a 
portrait. 6 numbers in wrappers. 1870 

The publication then ceased on account of the author's death. 



143. Doran, Dr. J. The History and Antiquities of 
the Town and Borough of Reading in Berkshire, with 
some Notice of the most considerable Places in the same 
County. First edition, i vol., uncut. 

Reading and London, 1838 

144. Dorat, CI. Jos. Les Baisers, pr^cdd^s du mois 
de mai, poeme. Vignettes and plates after Eisen. White 
calf skin, tooled by Mansell, successor to Hayday, k la 
Haye, et se trouve k Paris, chez Delalain. 1770 

145. Dorat. Receuil de Contes et de Poemes, par M. 
D. * * Plates after Eisen. Vellum. M.D.CCLXX 

From the Ulysses Chamecin sale. 

146. Dorat. Lettres en Vers, et CEuvres Melees. 
Plates after Eisen. 2 vols., uncut. M.D.CCLXVII 

147. Epictetus. Morals with Simplicius, his Com- 
ment, made English, from the Greek, by George Stanhope, 
D.D., with the Life of Epictetus from Boileau. 

London, 1721 

This translation is the first one made into English. 

148. Erasmus. Colloquia. pet. in 12°. 

Lugd. Batovorum, ex officina elzeviriana, 1636 
From the library of Thomas Gold Appleton, sold February, 1885. 



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149. Fisher, P. The Angler's Souvenir. First edi- 
tion. Proofs on India paper. 12°. London, 1835 

150. Goldsmith, Oliver. The Beauties of Engh'sh 
Poetry, selected. First edition. 2 vols. 1767 

151. Goldsmith. The Vicar of Wakefield. Illustra- 
ted with 24 colored plates, by Thomas Rovvlandson. 
First edition with these plates. London, 18 17 

152. Garaffigny, Madame de. Lettres d'une Peru- 
vienne. Large paper. Proofs before letters, by Le 
Barbier I'aine and portrait by Gaucher. Royal 8°, 
Crushed crimson morocco, tooled, dentelle borders, by 
Simier, 1798 

153. Hamerton, Philip Gilbert. Etching and 
Etchers. First edition. Illustrated v/ith copper plates. 

London, 1868 

154. Hamerton. Etching and Etchers. 48 new 
etchings. Third edition. Large paper, uncut. 1S80 

155. Hamerton. The Graphic Arts. Small folio. 
Large paper, uncut, 1882 

One hundred copies printed for America. 

156. Hamerton. Landscape. Small folio. Large 
paper, uncut. 550 copies printed. 1885 

157. Harrington, Sir John, Kt. Metamorphoses of 

Ajax, to which is added Ulysses upon Ajax. 100 copies 

printed. Chiswick, 1814 

Joseph Haslewood's copy, with annotations from the original manu- 
script, and five pages in his autograph. 

158. Harwood, Sir Edward. The Advice of the 
Worthy Commander to King Charles I, etc. London, 1642 

Not mentioned by Lowndes or AUibone. 



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159. Hennepin, L. A new Discovery of a vast 
Country in America, between New France and New 
Mexico. With map. First English edition. London, 1698 

160. History, an Impartial, of the War in America, 
between Great Britain and the United States. Illustrated 
with beautiful copper plates. Vol. i, all that was pub- 
lished. Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge. Plates 
by J, Norman. Boston, 1781 

Plan of town of Boston and of the battle of Bunker Hill. 

161. Homer. The Iliads of Homer, never before in 
any language ; truly Translated, with a Comment on some 
of his chief Places, done according to the Greek, by 
George Chapman. First English edition of the 24 books, 
supposed to have been issued in 161 1. Title-pages and 
copper plates by W. Hole. 

162. Homer. The Odysses (the 12 first Bookes). 
Translated according to the Greek, by George Chapman. 
2 vols, in I. Folio. Copper plates, etc. 16 14 

163. Horse Beat^ Marise Virginis. Ancient Book 
of Hours, on vellum. Miniatures and illuminated letters 
by hand. Bound in velvet plush. N. D. 

Attributed to the sixteenth century. 

164. Horae. Les Presente Heures a lusaige de 

Romme furSt acheves le xx jour Decebre. L'an mil cine 

cens et deux, pour Simon Vostre : Libraire demoura,t a 

Paris a la rue neuve nostre dame a lenseigne sainct Jehan 

levageliste. Full page wood-cuts, arabesque borders, etc. 

Old french calf, in morocco case. Phil. Pigouchet, pour 

Simon Vostre. Paris, 1502 

With arms of a Burgomaster of Nuremberg, and No. 893 of the 
Henry Stevens Collection, sold by Leonard & Co., 1870. 



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165. Horae. Latin Book of Hours of Rome. On vel- 
lum, with many miniatures and illuminated letters, text 
executed by hand. Bound in red velvet plush. N. D. 

166. Horae. Fifteen highly finished Miniatures. On 
vellum, taken from an old French Book of Hours. Scrip- 
tural scenes, grotesque borders, animals, fruits, flowers, 
birds, satyrs, mermaids, etc. 4". Old French purple calf, 
with chased gilt clasps. 16th century 

Bought of Quaritch, 1870. 

167. Horae. Ces presentes heures a lusiage de 
Romme. On vellum, illuminated pages and initial letters- 
A Paris pour Gillaume Eustace. Old French morocco. 

An illustration from this book is copitd into Humphrey's History 
of Printing. No. 377 of the Irving Browne sale, New York, 
December 10, 1878. 

i58. Horatius Flaccus, Quintus. Emblemata. 
Illustrated with 60 plates. Black letter. 

Bruxellis, M.D.C.LXXXHI 

169. Horatii. Opera. Lond. aeneis tabulis incidit Jo. 

Pine. 1733-37 

Text of the edition of 1701. 

170. Houbraken. De.Groote Schouburgh der Neder- 
lantsche Konstschilders en Schilderessen. Door Arnold 
Houbraken. First edition. Numerous portraits by the 
Houbrakens. 3 vols. Amsterdam, 17 18 

171. Houbraken. De Nieuwe Schouburg der Neder- 
lantsche Konstschilders en Schilderessen. Door Johan 
van Gool. Portraits by Houbraken, and a continuation 
of his history. 2 vols. Gravenhage, 1750 

172. Houbraken and Virtue's Heads of Illustrious 
Persons of Great Britain. By Thomas Birch. 100 por- 
traits. Uncut. Folio. 2 vols, in i. ^ 747-53 



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173. Johnson, Samuel, LL. D. The Prince of 

Abyssinia. (Rasselas.) First edition. 2 vols. 18°. 1759 

174. La Fontaine. Contes et nouvelles en Vers. 
Etched plates by Remain de Hooghe, First edition with 
these plates. 2 vols. Crushed red levant, by Capd 

Amsterdam, 1685 

Note by Mr. A. W. Griswold, former owner of the book : " To this 
copy I have added portrait, by Macret after Ficquet, of La Fontaine, 
known as the most delicate line engraving ever made." 

175. Lamb, Charles. Beauty and the Beast. With 
colored plates. First edition. N. D. 

176. Lamb. Satan in Search of a Wife. First edi- 
tion. 1 83 1 

177. Le Tableau de la croix, reprdsent^ dans les cer- 
emonies de la Sainte Messe, etc. With copper plates, by 
J. Collin and others. Paris, 1651 

178. Lloyd, Charles. Desultory Thoughts on Lon- 
don, Titus Gissipius and other poems. First edition. 8°. 
Boards, uncut. London, 1821 

179. Lloyd. The Duke of Ormond, a Tragedy, and 
Beritola, a Tale. First edition. 12°. Boards, uncut. 

1822 

180. Lloyd. The Poems of. First edition. 12°. 
Boards, uncut. 1823 

181. Londonio, Francesco. Folio. 1723-83 

The complete etched works of this talented engraver. 72 plates. 
From the libraries of Lord Powis, and the late James L. Claghorn. 

182. Longus. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et 

Chlod. 30 plates by Audran, from designs of the Duke 

of Orleans. Paris, 17 18 

Copy formerly belonging to Gen. Dormer, from the " Chamecin 
sale." 



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183. Longus. Les Amours Pastorales, etc. Engrav- 
ings by Vidal, with the plate called " Les Pelits Pieds," 
which was not published until 1726. S. L. et A. 

184. Louis XI. Les cent nouvelles Nouvelles. Plates 
by Romain de Hooghe. First edition with these plates. 
Red crushed levant, tooled, with arms, by Zaehnsdorf. 

Cologne, 1701 

185. Magna Charta. The Great Charter, with divers 
old Statutes, etc. Newly corrected. Black letter. Richard 
Tottelum. 1556 

i85. Marguerite de Valois (Reine de Navarre). 
Contes et Nouvelles. First edition, with De Hooghe 
plates. 2 vols. Amsterdam, 1698 

185*^ Massinger, Philip, and Thomas Decker. 
The Virgin Martir, a Tragedie. Written by Philip Mas- 
singer and Thomas Decker. 4°. London, 1661 

187. Mather, Increase. The Order of the Gospel, 
Professed and Practised by the Church of Christ in New 
England, justified by the Scripture, and by the Writings 
of many Learned Men. By Increase Mather, President 
of Harvard College, in Cambridge, and Teacher of a 
Church at Boston, in New England. 

Green and Allen, Boston, 1700 

188. Meninni, Frederigo. II ritratto del Sonetto e 
della Canzone, etc. Venetia, 1678 

With autograph of Leigh Hunt, being the copy used by him in 
writing the " Essay on the Sonnet," and many notes in his autograph. 

189. Metamorphoses (The); or, the Golden Ass of 
Apuleius. Translated by Thomas Taylor, containing the 
suppressed Passages, i vol. 8°. Full polished calf extra, 
uncut, by Zaehnsdorf. London, 1822 

Supposed to be a satire upon the vices of the time. 



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190. Milton, John. Paradise Lost. A Poem written 
in Ten Books. By John Milton. Licensed and Entered 
according to Order. London : Printed by S. Simmons. 
First edition (with the fourth title page). 4°. 1668 

191. Milton. Paradise Regained. A Poem in Four 
Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes. The 
Author John Milton. Printed by John Starkey. First 
edition. 167 1 

192. Milton. Poems, etc., on several Occasions. By 
Mr. John Milton ; both English and Latin, etc. Composed 
at several Times. Printed for Thomas Dring. Portrait 
by W. Dolle. 8". 1673 

193. Miniature Arts, History of the. By J. L. 
Propert. Many illustrations of the art of miniature paint- 
ing. 4°. 1887 

194. Missal Romanum. Full page wood-cuts, initial 
letters, etc. Wood covers, covered with stamped leather, 
representing the chase. 

Johannis Emerici de Spira, Venice, 1498 
From the library of Ezra Weston. 

195. Ovid. La Vita et Metamorfoseo d'Ovido, da M. 
G. Symeoni. 200 wood-cuts and exquisitely ornamented 
borders, by " Le Petit Bernard." Dedicated to Diana de 
Poictiers. Blue calf, tooled by Macdonald. A Lione, 1549 

196. Ovid. Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide, en Latin et 
en Fran9ois. De la Traduction de M. I'Abbd Banier. 
Numerous engravings by Le Mire, Basan, St. Aubin, De 
Launay, Nde, De Longueil, etc. 4 vols. 4°. Crushed 
levant extra, tooled, etc., by Bozerain. 

A Paris, chez Le Clerc, 1767 

From the E. Tasker sale, New York. 



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igy. Petrarch. 1304-74. J. P. Tomasini. Petrarcha 
Redivivus, Laura Comite. Patavi, 1650 

45 curious plates, by J. David and Georgi, of Petrarch and his 
house at Valchiusa, near Avignon ; his tomb, furniture, etc. Por- 
traits of Laura in costume, etc. 

198. Pezay, Marquis de. Zelis au bain. Large 
paper. Proof plates after Eisen. A Geneve, s. d. (1763) 

From the library of Gov. S. J. W. Tabor. 

199. Physiognomical Portraits of one hundred Dis- 
tinguished Characters, with biographical Notices in 
English and French. Large paper. India proofs, with 
cancelled plates. Imperial 4°. Subscribers' copy, with 
the original covers. London, 182 1-4 

200. Piccolomini, iffiineas Sylvius (afterwards Pope 
Pius II). Familiar Letters. Folio in original stamped 
binding. Koberger, Nuremberg, 1481 

201. Platina, Barthol. Platynae de Honesta Volup- 
tate et valitudine. Viri Doctissini Platyne opusculum de 
obsoniis ac honesta voluptate. First edition with date. 
4*. Impressum, Venetiis Duce iclyto Petro Mocencio, 

Idibus Juniis, M.CCCC.LXXV 

202. Platina. Platine en francoys tres utile et neces- 
saire pour le corps humain qui traicte de honeste volupte 
et de toutes viandes et choses que 1 omne menge. 

Imprime k Paris p Michel le Noir, 1519 
Old French calf, stamped in diamond pattern, by Purgold. 

203. Robert the Devyll. A Metrical Romance, 
from an ancient Illuminated Manuscript. With 14 plates. 

London, 1798 

The hero was the son of the Duke of Normandy, and this is taken 
from an ancient tale of the thirteenth century. 



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204. Rosa, Salvator. The Complete Works of this 
Master. 85 plates etched after his own paintings. Folio. 
Italian vellum. (Circa, 1660) 

205. Rousseau, Jean Jacques. Collection Com- 

plette des CEuvres. 12 vols. 4®. Londres, 1774-1783 

Copper plates after Moreau and Le Barbier I'aine, by Le Mire, 
Romanet, De Launay, etc. 

206. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (the Astronomer 
Poet of Persia). Translated by Edward Fitzgerald, with 
drawings by Elihu Vedder. Folio. No. 47 of an edition 
of 100 on Japanese paper. 1884 

207. Seymour, Robert. The Squib. Illustrated by 
Robert Seymour. London, 1836 

208. Seymour. The Book of Christmas. 2 vols. 1837 

209. Seymour. New Readings of Old Authors. In 
the original covers. N. D. 

210. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Queen Mab. By 

Percy Bysshe Shelley. First edition. Printed without a 

title page. 8°. (18 13) 

With autograph of Shelley. 

211. Shelley. Alastor; or, the Spirit of Solitude and 
other Poems. First edition. 18 16 

212. Shelley. Adonais, an Elegy on the Death of 
John Keats, author of Endymion, etc. First edition. 
Small 4°. Original paper covers, uncut. Pisa, 182 1 

213. Sterne, Rev. Laurence. Sentimental Journey 
through France and Italy, by Mr. Yorick. First edition. 
2 vols. London, 1768 

214. Swift, Jonathan, D. D. Gulliver's Travels iiuo 
several remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. 
By Lemuel Gulliver, first a Surgeon and then a Captain 



36 Olhib of ODbb Oolumefi. 



of several Ships. Portrait and plates by Sturt. First 
edition. 2 vols. B. Motte : London, 1726-27 

215. Tasso, Torquato. La Gierusalemme Liberata. 
con le Figure di Bernardo Castello. Portrait and plates 
by Agostino Caracci. 4°. Genova, 1590 

216. Tasso. Aminta Englisht (By John Reynolds). To 
this is added Ariadne's Complaint in imitation of Anguil- 
lara ; vi^ritten by the translator of Tasso's Aminta. 4". 

London, 1628 

217. Tennyson, Alfred. Poems by Alfred Tennyson. 
Portraits and plates on steel by C. H. Jeens, 2 vols. 
Black morocco, tooled. "The Farringford edition." 

Ticknor & Fields, 1865 

218. Terentius, Afer, Publius. Comoediae. 

Venetia, Aldus, M.D.L.III 

219. Tewrdannckh. Die geuerlicheiten und einsteils 
der geschicten des loblichen streytparen und hochberum- 
ten helds und Ritters, herr Tewrdannckhs, (durch Mel- 
chior Pfintzing,) " Adventures and part of the History of 
the noble, valiant and renowned Hero and Knight, the 
Lord Theuerdank. First edition. With 118 full page 
wood-cuts by Hans Schaufelein. Copy with the book 
plate of Z. Ksiegozbioru Zygmunta Czarneckiego, of St. 
Petersburg. Full green morocco. Nurnburg, 1517 

220. Thackeray, William Makepeace. Fiord et 
Zephyr. First edition. 1836 

221. Thackeray. The Second Funeral of Napoleon. 
First edition, in original covers. 1841 

222. Thackeray. Vanity Fair. First edition. 2 vols. 
Crushed yellow levant, all the covers bound in. 1848 

With the Rustic Letters, and the plate of the Marquis d* Steyne. 



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223. Thomas, Isaiah. Narrative of the Excursions 
and Ravages of the King's Troops, under command of 
Gen. Gage, on the nineteenth of April, 1775. Together 
with the Depositions Taken by Order of Congress to sup- 
port the truth of it. Published by Authority of Massa- 
chusetts Bay. Wocester, Printed by Isaiah Thomas. 
First book or pamphlet printed in Worcester, Mass. 

214. Thomas. Twelve Toy Books for Children. Small 
38" in original covers. 

Worcester : Isaiah Thomas, 1787-89 

225. Valerii, Maximi. Dictorum et factorum Memo- 
rabilium libri novem. The first illustrated Aldine edition. 

Venetia, Aldus, M.D.II 

226. Voyages. De Bry, Joan Theodore. Ameriicae 
Pars Quarta, sive, Insigis et Admiranda Historia de 
reperta primum Occidentali India k Christophoro Col- 
umbo Anno M.CCCCXCII (i. e. M.D.XCII). Omnia ele- 
ganlibus figuris in aes incisis expressa h. Theodoro de Bry 
Leodiense, Sive, Francofurtensi. Anno Cl3l3XCIIII 

227. Ameriicffi. Pars Sexta. Sive, etc. 

M.D.XCVI 

228. Vivae Imagines Et Ritus Incolarum eius Pro- 

vinciae In America, quae Virginia Appellata Est AB 
Anglis , Jussa Magnifici Viri D. Waltheri Raleig. Omnia 
Diligenter Observata, Et advivum expressa k Joanne 
With aus rei gratia in illam Provinciam Annis. 

229. Wales, The Royal Tribes of. Engraved por- 
traits. I vol. Wrexham. 1799 

230. Weirotter, Franz Edmund. 1 730-1 773. Com- 
plete etchings of this talented engraver. 213 plates. 



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231. Whymper. Scrambles Amongst the Alps, in 
the years 1860-69. Bound by Matthews, in full levant 
morocco. 187 1 

232. Wordsworth, William (Poet-Laureate), and S. 
T. Coleridge. Lyrical Ballads, First edition, in which 
appeared for the first time, " The Rhymes of the Ancient 
Mariner." 12°. 1798 



Note to No. 175. — Unique; only copy known with title-page; 
two other examples in existence, both imperfect. See articles by 
John Pearson, in the "Athenaeum," Nos. 301 1, 17, 24. Date ic 
attributed to i8li. 



AUTOGRAPHS 



AUTOGRAPHS. 



232* Adams, John. President. Portrait, with auto- 
graph of Adams, and every Cabinet Officer under his 
Administration. 

233. Adams, John Quincy. 1 767-1848. Autograph 
letter signed. 

234. Adolphus, Gustavus, King of Sweden. Official 
paper with seal, written during his last campaign, shortly 
before his death. Document signed. 

235. America. A Poem by Rev. S. F. Smith. 4°. 

Boston, 1879. 

Extended by the insertion of an autographic copy of the hymn, by 
the author; several letters from him, and an account of the com 
position of the poem ; letters from members of his class, H. U., 1829, 
including O. W. Holmes, James Freeman Clarke, G. T. Bigelow, and 
many others of note. Bound in turkey morocco, lined with the 
national colors, red, white and blue. 

236. Andrew, John A. Introducing Donald McKay 
to Charles Sumner. Autograph letter signed. 

237. Arnold, Gen. Benedict. Signed in full. Auto- 
graph letter signed. 

238. Ashe, Col. John. Revolutionary Officer. Auto- 
graph letter signed. 



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239. Bernard, Sir Francis. 17 14-1779. Gov. of 
Massachusetts Bay Province, 1 760-1 769. Under his ad- 
ministration took place the Stamp Act proceedings in 
Poston. He was a Benefactor of Harvard College and 
gave his Library to that Institution. Engraved Com- 
mission to Joseph Pierce, of Woburn, 1762. Document 
signed. 

This Club has published the portrait of Governor Bernard, engraved 
by Willcox, from a painting in the possession of the family. 

240. Blucher, Field Marshal. Document signed. 

241. Bonaparte, Napoleon. Dated July 15, 1800, to 
Gen. Savary, instructing him to visit certain cities in Italy 
and see if " the mines are ready to blow up the Castle of 
Milan." Letter signed. 

242. Bonaparte. Document on vellum, with engraved 
heading. A "brevet d'honneur," signed by Bonaparte 
and countersigned by Marshal Berthier. Also, framed 
with same, an Engraving of Napoleon. 

243. Boston Harbor. An Order of the Council of 
Massachusetts Bay. In regard to fortifying the islands 
in the harbor. Written to Gen. Lincoln, June nth, 1776. 
Document signed. 

244. Braddock, Gen. Edward. April 8th, 1755. 
Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in America. 
Autograph letter signed. 

244* Buchanan, James. President. Portrait, with 
autogaaph of Buchanan and every member of his Cabinet. 

245. Burgoyne, Sir John. 1 730-1 792. Written 
while a prisoner at Cambridge in 1778. Autograph letter 
signed. 

246. Burns, Robert. Manuscript letter to •' Clarinda." 
Autograph letter signed. 



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247* Burns, Robert. A Warrant or Execution against 
certain persons, signed as " Excise Officer." Dumfries, 
Oct. 27, 1789. 

247. Byron, Lord. Autograph letter signed, 

248. Cambridge, the Duke of. Autograph letter 
signed. 

249. Campbell, Thomas. 1777-1844. Autograph 
letter signed. 

250. Carlton, Sir Guy. (Lord Dorchester). 1732- 
1808. Autograph letter signed. 

251. Charles I, King of England. Beheaded January 
30th, 1649. Document signed. 

252 Clark, Col. Elijah (of Georgia). August 15th, 
1779. Autograph letter signed. 

253. Clay, Henry. Autograph letter signed, 

254. Clinton, George. 1739-1812. Governor of 
New York and Vice President of the United States. 
Autograph letter signed. 

255. Coleridge, Lord Chief Justice. Autograph 
letter signed. 

256. Conde, Henry de Bourbon, Prince de. 1588- 
1646. Autograph letter signed. 

257. Congress, the Continental. Letter of Secret 
Committee of Congress, Sept. 13, 1776, signed by Robert 
Morris, Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Franklin, and 
Josiah Bartlett. Document in autograph of Benjamin 
Franklin. 

258. Cooper, James Fenimore. Giving a sketch of 
his early life, and referring to "The Pioneers." Auto» 
graph letter signed. 



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259. Cornwallis, Charles. Marquis 1738-1805. A 
proclamation issued three days after the Battle at 
Guilford, asking the people of the South to return to their 
allegiance, and aid in restoring order and good Govern- 
ment. Mentioned in Irving's " Washington," vol. iv, page 
273. Document signed. 

260. Cromwell, Oliver. A State paper relative to 
the regulation of " Innholders," bearing these linee in his 
autograph : " Wee doe referre the thinges and matters 
mentioned in the Petition to the persons named in the 
petition, as therein is desired, Angust 18th, 1655. — 
Oliver P." 

261. Cruikshank, George. Three letters, one from 
Cruikshank, one from his wife Eliza, and one from his 
brother Robert. Three autograph letters signed. 

262. Declaration of Independence. This is a fac- 
simile of the original, excepting, in place of copies of 
signatures, original autographs are inserted of every 
signer, thus forming a complete set. 

263. Derby, the Earl of. 1750. Autograph letter 
signed. 

264. Dickens, Charles. The original agreement 

drawn by Charles Dickens for the famous walk over the 

Boston Milldam, February 3rd, 1868. Document signed. 

The rival pedestrians were James R. Osgood and the agent o£ 
Mr. Dickens, George Dolby ; the witnesses were Charles Dickens 
and James T. Fields. Mr. Osgood was styled the " Boston Bantam " 
and Mr. Dickens the " Gad's Hill Gasper." All parties above men- 
tioned signed this document. 

265. Dickens. Referring to Tom Hood. Autograph 
letter signed. 



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266. Dinwiddle, Robert. Governor of Virginia. 
Born, 1690; died, 1770. A Commission. Document 
signed. 

267. Doran, Dr. John. Born 1807. Autograph letter 
signed. 

268. Du Barry, Jeanne-Gomart de Vauberdier, 

Comtesse, 1746. Beheaded December 7th, 1793. Written 
to her Banker. Autograph letter signed. 

269. Edgeworth, Maria. 1767-1849. Autograph 
letter signed. 

270. Elizabeth, Queen of England. On parchment, 
with royal seal. Document signed. 

271. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Autograph letter 
signed. 

272. Everett, Edward. Manuscript poem, " E. E. to 
his sister." 18 15. Autograph letter signed. 

273. Fairfax, Bryan (Baron). 1 730-1802. A loyal- 
ist and last Baron of the name ; a friend of Washington ; 
in his later years an Episcopal clergyman in Alexandria. 
Autograph letter signed. 

274. Forrest, Edwin. Claims " Half of the house," 
and refers to the play of Jack Cade, Autograph letter 
signed. 

275. Fox, Charles James. 1 749-1806. Autograph 
letter signed. 

276. Francis I, King of France. Dated 1539. Docu- 
ment signed. 



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277. Frankland, Lady (Agnes Surriage.) Autograph 
letter signed. 

Chichester, Eng., August 21st, 1781, to Mrs. De Blois of Boston, 
regarding her property, " The Clark-Frankland House," on Garden 
Court Street. On the tombstone of Agnes Surriage, buried in the 
churchyard near St. Pancras in Chichester, is the following inscription 

"Virtue, not rolling suns, the mind matures. 
That life is long which answers life's great end. 
The time that bears no fruit, deserves no name; 
The man of wisdom is the man of years." 

(Died April 23rd, 1783, set. 55 years.) 

278. Franklin, Benjamin, Silas Deane and Arthur 
Lee. Commissioners from America to the Court of 
France. They were all Members of tne Continental 
Congress, and their negotiations with France were of 
essential service to America. This document signed by 
them, and written by Franklin in Paris, 1777, is a receipt 
to the Treasurer of France for the sum of 500,000 livres, 
equal to $100,000, for the use of the Continental Congress. 
Document signed. 

279. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Written 
to Gen. Erichson in answer to a request to join the Russian 
campaign. Dated Potsdam, April 4th, 1770. Letter 
signed. 

280. Fulton, Robert. 1 765-1815. Inventor and 
introducer of steam navigation. Autograph letter signed. 

281. Gadsden, Christopher, Member of Congress. 
Revolutionary General. Letter signed. 

282. Gage, Gen. Thomas. Autograph letter signed. 

283. Garrick, David. Autograph letter signed. 

284. Gates, Gen. Horatio. i738>i8o6. Autograph 
letter signed. 



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285. George II, King of England. 1 683-1 760. Dated 
St. James' Palace, 1736, addressed to the Countess of 
Brandenburg. Autograph letter signed. 

286. George IV, King of England. 1762-1830. Crown- 
ed July 19, 1821. 

This is a ticket of admission to the coronation, admitting the 
Count de Bethiany to the Ambassadors' Box in the Poets' Corner of 
Westminster Abbey. 

287. Goe'-.he, Johann Wolfgang. Autograph letter 
signed. 

288. Grant, Gen. U. S. To his father announcing 
the fall of Vicksburg. Autograph letter signnd. 

288* Great Britain. Autographs of every sovereign, 
from James I to George IV, with Portraits ; also Seals of 
James I, George I, George II, George III, and George IV. 

289. Green, Gen. Nathaniel. 1742-1786, Auto- 
graph letter signed. 

390. Hamilton, Col. Alexander. 1757-1804. Killed 
by Aaron Burr. Autograph letter signed. 

291. Hamilton, James. Died 1783. Governor of 
Pennsylvania 1748-54, and from 1759-71, was a loyalist 
and fled to New York, where he died. A document signed 
as Governor in 1752, and is a grant of 25 acres of land in 
Northampton County. 

292. Hancock, John. 1739-1793- Member of the 
Continental Congress. Signer of the Declaration of 
Independence and of the Articles of Confederation, First 
Governor of Massachusetts under the State Constitution. 
A Commission. Document signed. 

293. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Autograph letter 
signed. 



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294. Heath, William. Revolutionary General. 
Autograph letter signed, 

295. Henry, Patrick. 1736-1799. ''He would be 
better pleased to see his son independent by his own 
industry than by marriage to a rich lady." Autograph 
letter signed. 

296. Hastings, Warren, Governor General of Bengal. 
Executed in 18 18. Document signed 

297. Henry IV, King of France and Navarre. Assas- 
sinated by Francois Ravaillac, May 14th, 16 10. Docu- 
ment signed, 1598. 

298. Henry VIII,- King of England, 1491-1547. 
Ascended the throne, 1509. A warrant issued to the 
Keeper of the Great Wardrobe, 1530. Document signed. 

299. Henry VIII. Letter signed. 

300. Herkimer, Col. Nicholas. 1727-77. Revolu- 
tionary officer ; died at the battle of Oriskany. Document 
signed. 

301. Holmes, Oliver Wendell. "Old Ironsides," 
entirely in his autograph and signed in full. 

302. Houston. Governor of Georgia. Autograph let- 
ter signed. 

303. Howe, Richard (Lord). 1725-1799. British 
Admiral. Written on board the "Essex," 1758. Autograph 
letter signed. 

304. Howe, Sir William. 1729-1814. Succeeded 
Gen. Gage as Governor of Massachusetts. Commander 
in Chief of the British Forces in America. Autograph 
letter signed. 



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305. Huger, Gen. Isaac. 1742-97. Brig. Gen. in 
1779. Autograph letter signed, 

306. Irving, Washington. 1783-1859. Manuscript 
essay upon Sir David Wilkie's travels in Spain, telling hov/ 
much he was pleased with the art treasures of Spain, and 
that his opinion of the Spanish masters continually in- 
creased during his residence in Spain. 

307. Irving. This manuscript is a portion of Irving's 
"Life of Washington," vol. iv, p. 232, referring to "the 
temporary rupture of the friendly relations between Wash- 
ington and Hamilton." 

308. Jackson, Gen. T, J. (Stonewall). 1824-1863. 
" Head-quarters Valley Division, May 8th, 1862, 5.10 a.m." 
Autograph letter signed. 

309. James II, King of England. Document signed. 

310. Jefferson, Thomas. 1 743-1826. Author of the 
Declaration of Independence. Written from Washington 
in 1804, while President, to a friend in Richmond. Auto- 
graph letter signed. 

311. Jeffrey, Francis (Lord). Autograph letter signed. 

312. Jones, Capt. John Paul. 1747-92. Written 
from Brest in 1778 to M. de Sartine; speaks of his pro- 
posed projects of conquest. Autograph letter signed. 

312a Judges. 1692. Autographs of the Court which 
tried the Witches. 

312(5 Judges. Superior Court of Judicature from 1692- 
1775. Autographs of every Judge, with Portraits and 
View of " King Street." 

3i2<r Judges. Judges and Judge-Advocates in Admi- 
miralty, from 1700-75. . 



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31 2</ Judges. Judges of the Superior Court of the 
U. S., from John Jay to Joseph P. Bradley. 

3i2<r Judges. Supreme Judicial Court. Portraits and 
Autographs of every member, from 1775 to i860. 

313. Knox, Major Gen. Henry. "Head-quarters, 
March 3d, 1783," to Gen. Lincoln. Autograph letter 
signed. 

314. Kosciuszko, Gen. Thaddeus. Autograph let- 
ter signed. 

315. Lafayette, Marquis de. To President Madison. 
Autograph letter signed. 

316. Lamb, Charles. A Poem in manuscript. 

317. Landseer, Sir Edwin. Says " he has been com- 
manded to take one of his pictures to Windsor Castle, as 
it was the birthday of Prince Albert." Autograph letter 
signed. 

318. Laurens, John. 1753-82. Written while a law 
student in England. Autograph letter signed. 

319. Lawrence, Sir Thomas, President "R, A." 
Autograph letter signed. 

320. Lear, Tobias. Written to L. Lewis and G. W. 
P. Custis, announcing the death of George Washington 
and the cause thereof, dated Mt. Vernon, Dec. 15th, 1799. 
Autograph letter signed. 

321. Lee, Gen. Charles. 1731-82. Accompanied 
Washington to Boston in 1775. Took charge of the 
defence of New York in 1776. Written to Gen. Lincoln, 
October, 1776, as Commander in Chief, giving the order 
for all the forces under his command to march to White 
Plains and Dobbs' Ferry, in defence of the city of New 
York. Autograph letter signed. 



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322. Lee, Gen. Henry (called " Light Horse Harry "). 
1756-1818. Writes as Governor of Virginia, in 1793, to 
the Governor of New Hampshire. Autograph letter 
signed. 

323. Lee, Richard Henry. 1732-94. Member of 
Congress and signer of the Declaration of Independence. 
Autograph letter signed. 

324. Lincoln, Abraham. Application for the military 
appointment of a friend. Attached is the Act and Resolve 
concerning said appointment. Autograph letter signed. 

324* Lincoln. President. Portrait, Autograph of him- 
self and wife and every Cabinet Officer, 

325. Lincoln, Gen. Benjamin. Autograph letter 
signed. 

326. Louis XIII, King of France. Document signed, 
dated 1636. 

327. Louis XV, King of France. 1715-74, A pass- 
port issued in 1747. Signed also by De Bourbon, admiral 
of France. Document signed. 

328. Luzerne, Chevalier de la. 1741-91. Minister 
to the United States in 1778. Aided the American army 
with his money and was thanked by Congress. Autograph 
letter signed. 

329. Macaulay, Lord. Autograph letter signed. 

330. Macdcnald. Field Marshal of France. Docu- 
ment signed, 

331. Madison, James. 1751-1836. President of the 
United States 1809-17. Written in 1807 to Thomas 
Jefferson, then President. Autograph letter signed. 



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332. Marion, Col. Francis. 1732-95. Written at 
Charleston, S. C, February, 1779, during the siege. 
Document signed" 

333. Mcintosh, Lachlan. Brigadier General in the 
Revolution. Autograph letter signed. 

334. Moore, Sir John. Killed at Corunna, 1809. 
Autograph letter signed. 

His death has been commemorated in the popular ode : 
" Not a drum was heard," etc. 

335. Moore, Thomas. The Irish Poet. Autograph 
letter signed. 

336. Morghen, Raphael. Asking for the "Order of 
St. Louis." Autograph letter signed. 

337. Morris, Robert. 1 733-1806. Member of Con- 
gress. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. 
Autograph letter signed. 

338. Moultrie, Gen. William. 1731-1805. Written 
to Gen. Lincoln, May, 1779. Autograph letter signed. 

339. Nelson, Lord. Dated Nov. nth, 1805, on 
board the " Victory." Signed " Nelson and Bront^." 
Letter signed. 

With this, is a small fragment of the Royal Spanish Standard of 
the " Santissama Trinidada " (captured at Trafalgar), which was laid 
over Nelson's body. 

340. Newton, Sir Isaac. On vellum, 1698. Docu- 
ment signed. 

341. Nightingale, Florence. Autograph letter signed, 

342. Norfolk, Duke of. Autograph letter signed. 

343. Penn, William. Signature and seal to 250 acres 
of land, " in a Province or Signory by the name of 
Pensylvania" Sept. 13, 1681. Document signed. 



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344. Pepys, Samuel. Document signed. 

345. Pinckney. Charles Cotesworth. Brigadier 
General in the Revolution. Member of Congress. Auto- 
graph letter signed. 

346. Pitt, William (Lord Chatham). 1708-78. Writ- 
ten to Gov. Dinwiddie of Virginia. Announcing his own 
appointment as Secretary of State in the room of Mr. Fox. 
bee, 1756. Autograph letter signed. 

347. Phillips, Wendell. Interesting letter to L, Maria 
Child, explaining his expression of " God — Massachu- 
setts." Autograph letter signed. 

347* Presidents of the United States, from 1789 
to 1857, with Portrait of Washington, engraved by Joseph 
Andrews. 

348. Putnam, Gen. Israel. Letter signed, 

349. Rawdon, Francis (Marquis of Hastings, Earl 
Moira). 1754-1826. Was at the Battle of Bunker Hill ; 
afterwards Governor General of India. Dated Edinburgh, 
1805 ; signed as Lord Moira. Autograph letter signed. 

349* Revere, Paul. Plan of the scene of the " Boston 
Massacre," used at the trial of Captain Preston and the 
soldiers, in the Old State House. Also, Autographs of 
the Court and Counsel who tried the prisoners, with a 
reduced fac-simile of Revere's engraving. 

350. Roy, Rommohun. Autograph letter signed, 

A converted Bramiii, who assisted in translating the Bible into his 
native language. Died in England. 

351. Rogers, Samuel. Autograph letter signed. 

352. Rutledge, John. Member of Congress. Auto- 
graph letter signed. 



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353. Sargent, Epes. Autographic copy of " Life on 
the Ocean Wave," signed in full by the Author. 

354. Schuyler, Gen. Philip. Autograph letter signed. 

355. Scott, Gen. Charles. 1733-1820. Served undei 
Gen. Braddock; taken prisoner at Charleston, 1780 
Governor of Kentucky. Autograph letter signed. 

356. Scott, Sir Walter, Referring to " Lady of the 
Lake " and " Young Lochinvar." Autograph letter signed. 

356* Seals of Eminent Persons. Two sets, in 
frames. 

357. Seward, Anna. 1 747-1809. Celebrated EngHsh 
poet. Author of *'A Monody on Major Andr^." Manu- 
script poem, dated 178 1. (9 pages.) Written at Litchfield, 
on receiving Mr. Hayley's picture, drawn for her by 
Mr. Romney. 

358. Shaftesbury, Lord. Philanthrophist. Auto- 
graph letter signed, 

359. Sheridan, Gen. Philip H, Autograph letter 
signed. 

360. Siddons, Sarah. Letter with bill of her benefit 
at Drury Lane Theatre. Autograph letter signed, 

361. Southey, Robert. Autograph letter signed. 

362. Stanley, Henry M. African explorer. Autograph 
letter signed. 

363. Stark, Gen. John, Noted Revolutionary officer, 
commanded a Detachment at " Bunker Hill," Auto- 
graph letter signed. 

364. Stirling, William Alexander (Lord). 1726-83. 
Major General in the Revolution, Autograph letter 
signed. 



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365. Stuart, James Francis Edward. "The Old 
Pretender," son of James II of England. Signed " Jacques 
R," With signet seal. Autograph letter signed. 

366. Stuart, Henry. Cardinal of York, second Son 
of the Old "Pretender." Born 1712. Dated July 8th, 
1797. Autograph letter signed. 

367. Sumner, Gen. Jethro. Brig. - General 1779. 
Autograph letter signed. 

368. Taglioni, Marie. Celebrated Danseuse. Auto- 
graph letter signed. 

369. Talleyrand, Prince de. Autograph letter 
signed. 

370. Tarleton, Gen. Banastre. 1754-1833. Com- 
mander of the " British Legion." Autograph letter 
signed. 

371. Thackeray, "William Makepeace. Manu- 
script Poem, " A State Dinner." With portrait. 

372. Truro, Lord Chief Justice of England. 

Autograph letter signed. 

373. Turenne, Vicomte, Field Marshal of France, 
with seal. Document signed. 1647. 

374. Tweed, William M. Broadside, the Sheriff's 
reward for his apprehension, with photographic portrait 
and autograph of Tweed. 

375. Vestris, Madame, and Charles Kemble. 
Agreement of the same with the Proprietors of "Covent 
Garden Theatre." Document signed. 

376. Victoria, Queen of England. To her Aunt the 
Duchess of Gloucester, dated 1846. Autograph letter 
signed. 



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376* Ward, Col. Joseph (Aid to Gen. Ward), pre- 
viously teacher in the " South Writing School," Boston. 
Distinguished himself at Bunker Hill. 

"General Order. Head Quarters, i6th June, 1775. The General 
requests the Committee of Supplies to send all t/ie intrenching tools in 
their possession to Major Barber, the store keepers in Camp at Cam- 
bridge. — J. Ward, Sec'y." 

377. Washington, George. 11 pages folio, dated 
Head-quarters, Newbury, April 4, 1783, and addressed to 
the Hon. Theodore Bland, giving his opinion, "without 
reserve and with the most entire freedom," regarding the 
disbanding of the army. Believed never to have been 
published. Half morocco. Autograph letter signed. 

377* Washington, George. President. Portrait and 
Autograph, with signature of every member of his Cabinet 
during his Administration. 

378. Washington. Letter to Dr. David Stuart, Jan- 
uary, 1799. Autograph letter signed. 

379. Washington. General Order to General Scott, 
Aug. 9, 1776. An Order of Arrest, containing the names 
of the parties enclosed, instructions to convey them to 
New Rochelle. Document signed. 

380. Washington. Dated 1781. Addressed to Col. 
John Laurens, one of his Aids, desiring him to purchase, 
in France " A good Saddle, Bridle and Furniture, exclud- 
ing pistols, fit for a Republican General." Autograph 
letter signed. 

381. Washington. Dated Head-quarters, August, 
1783, to Lord Stirling, thanks him for the "History of 
Jijiiii Sobieski," which he has returned him. Autograph 
Idler signed. 



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382. Washington. Written from Morristown, April 
I, 1777, to W. Livingston, Governor of New Jersey. 
Autograph letter signed. 

383. Washington. Commission, appointing Gov. 
John Brooks, Marshal of Massachusetts, signed also by 
Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State. Document signed. 

384. Washington, Martha. Autograph letter signed. 

385. Wayne, Gen. Anthony. Autograph letter 
signed. 

386. Webster, Daniel. Announcing the death of his 
wife. Autograph letter signed. 

387. W^ellesley, Arthur (afterwards the Duke of 
Wellington.) Autograph letter signed, 1806. 

388. Whittier,John G. Verses from" Maud MuUer." 
Signed in full. Autograph letter signed. 

389. Williamson, Gen. Andrew. Revolutionary 
Officer in Georgia. Letter signed. 

390. Winslow, Com. John A. Sunk the Pirate 
" Alabama." Autograph letter signed. 

391. Wolfe, Gen. James. 1727-59. Took part in 
the Siege of Louisburg ; commanded the English forces 
at Quebec, 1759, where he was killed. Signed as Lieut.- 
Colonel of the 20th Regiment of Foot. Document 
signed. 



DRAWINGS 
LITHOGRAPHS, ETC. 



DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, ETC. 



392. Arundel Society. The interior of the Picco- 
lomini Library, at Siena. Lithograph. 

393. Bartolozzi, Francesco. Mary Anne Bellamy, 
famous actress. In India ink. From the Sir Walter Scott 
collection. 

394. Boucher, Fran9ois. Gamins at Play. Water 
color. Signed. 

395. Cranach, Lucas. 1509. The Tournament. 
Wood-cut. 

396. Cruikshank, George. The pencil sketch for 
the Charity Ball, afterwards published in the "Comic 
Almanac," 1844. 

397. Fontana, Veronica. Born, 1596. Portrait of 
Annibale Caracci. 1560-1609. Chiara-oscuro, printed 
in three colors. 

398. Frappa, Jos^. The Musical Monk. Process 
print in colors. 

399. Goltzius, Hendrick. Holy Family. In red 
crayons. 1593. 



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400. Houbraken, Antonia, daughter of Arnold. 
Portrait of Arnold Houbraken. In India ink. 

401. Kauffman, Angelica, R. A. 1741-1807. Her 

own portrait, seated at her easel, done in crayons. 

The above two numbers are from " Les Femmes Artistes Collec- 
tion," sold by Miiller, Amsterdam. 

402. Odd Volumes, The Legend of the. Cartoon 

executed for " Ye Odd Volumes " of London, by George 

Haitc. 1878. 

Presented to the Club by President George Clulow, an honorary 
naember of the " Club of Odd Volumes " of Boston. 

403. Vedder, Elihu. Sansone. Woodcut. 

404. Velde, William Van dc. 1610-93. Ruins 
in Holland. Sepia drawing. Signed and dated. 1624. 

405. Weirotter, Francis Edmund. Bom, 1730. 
Landscape and Cottages. Water-color. Signed. 



ETCHINGS AND ENGRAVINGS 



ETCHINGS AND ENGRAVINGS. 



[The styles of the different engravers bemg so well known, the prints 
are not described in detail.] 



406. Audran, Bernard. Joannes Baptista Colbert, 
after Le Febre. 

407. Barry, A. The Print Lovers. Proof on Japan 
paper. 

408. Barry. The Remedy for the King, after J. G. 
Vibert. Proof on Japan paper. 

409. Bary, Henry. Born 1626. Summer and Autumn, 
after Van Dyck. 

410. Bartolozzi, Francesco. Born Florence, Italy, 
July 25, 1728. Mary, Queen of Scots and Her Son 
James I, after Zucchero. 

411. Bartolozzi. Venus attired by the Graces and 
the Judgment of Paris. Open letter proofs. 

412. Beauvarlet, Jacques Firmin. 1731-97. The 
Burgomaster, after A. Van Ostade. 



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413. Berghem, Nicolaus. 1624-83. The Halt near 
the Cabaret. First state. From the Collection Naudet. 
1788. 

414. Blanchard, Auguste Jean Baptiste Marie. 
The Good Friends, after Meissonier. Proof on India 
paper. 

415. Blooteling, Abraham. Egbert Meesz Kortenaer, 
Admiral Van Holland, and Tjerk Hiddes de Fries, 
Admiral Van Frieslandt. (2) From the Francis E. 
Parker Collection. 

416. Blooteling. The Duke of Monmouth, after 
Sir Peter Lely. 

417. Blooteling. Bishop Stillingfleet, after Sir 
Peter Lely. 

418. Bouillard, J. Portrait of Bartolozzi, after P. 
Violet. 

419. Boydell, Josiah. Charles I, after Van Dyck. 
From the Houghton Gallery. 

420. Bos, Hieronimus. 1561. Tribulations. 

421. Calamatta, Louis. Mona Lisa. Leonardo Da 
Vinci, pinx. 

422. Carey, Charles. La Lecture, after Meissonier. 

423. Carey. L'Antichambre, after Meissonier. 

424. Carmona, Manuel Salvador, of Madrid. 
1 730-1807. Portrait of Francois Boucher. Roslin, pinx. 
Engraved in 1761, for his entrance to the Acadamy. 

425. Champollion. Choosing the Model, after For- 
tuny. Proof on Japan paper. 

426. Corbett, C. Voltaire. 



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427. Cruikshank, George. The Triumph of Bacchus. 
Illustrative of the evils of intemperance, containing 
over 500 separate and distinct figures. Signed proof 
before all letters. 

428. Cruikshank, George. Illustrations for Uncle 
Tom's Cabin. Proofs on India paper. Bound in full calf 
by Rivihe. London, 1852. 

429. Dalen, Cornelius Van, Born 1640. Boccacio, 
after Titian. 

430. Dalen. Aretino, after Titian. Proof before 
letters. 

431. Desnoyers, Louis Augustin Boucher. Na- 
poleon Bonaparte, after Lefevre. Brilliant impression. 

432. Dixon, John. 1740-S0. David Garrick, after 
Thomas Hudson. 

433. Drevet, Pierre. 1664-1739. Hyacinthe Rigaud, 
after his own painting. 

434. Drevet. Robert de Cotte. Rigaud, pinx. 

435. Dujardin, Karel. Sheep. 

436. Diirer, Albrecht. 1471-1528. Peasants at 
Market. B., 89. 

437. Dusart, Cornelius. 1665-1704. The Village 
Festival. 

438. Dusart. The Violin Player. 

439. Earlom, Richard. 1728-94. Fruit and Flowers 
after Van Huysum. Proofs before letters. Brilliant 
impressions. (2) 

From the Houghton Gallery. 

440. Earlom. Simeon, after the painting by Guide 
Reni. 



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441. Earlom. Mary Magdalen, after Guido Reni. 

442. Earlom. An Iron Forge. J. Wright, pinx. 

443. Edelinck, Gerard. Petri de Montarsis, after 
Antoine Coypel, Of great brilliancy. 

444. Edelinck, Phillippe de Champaigne. The 

Gray-haired Man. " Se ipse pinxit." 1676. 

445. Eichius, E. The Little Drummer (Frederick 
the Great and his Sister). Antoine Pesne, pinx. 

446. Faber, John. Maria, Countess of Coventry, 
eldest daughter of John Gunning, Esq., of county Ros- 
common ; married, 1752, George William, sixth Earl of 
Coventry ; died 1760. First state. 

447. Felsing, Jacob. St. Cecelia. H. Hofman, pinx. 

448. Felsing. Madonna and Child, with St. Eliza- 
beth and St. John. F. Overbeck, pinx. Proof before 
letters. 

449. Fennitzer, Michael. The Vestrymen of St. 
Sebald's Church. Nuremberg, 1501. A copy of Adam 
Krafft's bas-relievo. 

450. Ficquet, E. (Darodes, sc. d'apr^s.) Charles 
Eisen. Visprd, pinx. 

451. Flameng, Leopold. A Dutch Costume. Proof. 

452. Fortuny, Mariano. 1839-74. The Shepherd 
Boy. Proof etching, on Japan paper. 

453. Foster, Francois. La Vierge de la Maison 
d'Orleans, after Raphael. 

454.. Francois, Alphonse. The Birth of Venus. 
Alexander Cabanel, pinx. Artist's proof before letters. 



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455. Francois. Titian, after his own painting. Proof 
on India paper. 

No. 24 of the Fowle sale; sold December 23, 1864. 

456. Frey, J. Miss Pond, celebrated actress. Proof. 
" J. Frey Pictor — Invenit et Fecit. Hatton Garden, 1760." 

457. Gaillard, R. Galileo. Gerard Dow, pinx. 

458. Goltzius, Hendrick. 1558-1617. Christ bear- 
ing the Cross. 

459. Goltzius. Pyramus and Thisbe and Leander. 
Two medallions, from silver plates, signed in reverse, 
Goltzius." Duplicates from the Amsterdam Mus^e. 

460. Goudt, Hendrik Van. Ceres drinking from a 
Pitcher, called " Sorcery." Adam Elsheimer, pinx. 

461. Green, Valentine. David Garrick, after Gains- 
borough. Garrick is represented as standing at full length, 
leaning against the bust of Shakespeare. Superb impres- 
sion. Said to be the scarcest of Green's handiworks. 

462. Green. Portrait of Himself, 1788. L.F.Abbott, 
pinx, 

463. Grenaud. Jean Baptiste Caraille Corot. 1796- 
1875. Proof on Japan paper. 

464. Haberman, Fran9ois Xavier, of Augsburg. 
Colored engraving. View of the great street opposite 
the Old South Presbyterian Church, Boston. 

465. Haden, Seymour. Kensington Gardens and 
Sunset in Ireland. 

466. Haid, John Elias. Born, 1740. John Milton. 

467. Haig, Alex. H. Six etchings of landscapes and 
architecture by this interesting artist. 



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468. Hollar, Wenceslaus. 1607-77. The Olden- 
burg Horn, after the original ivory carving belonging to 
the Duke of Oldenburg. 

469. Hollar. River Scene at Amsterdam. P. Breu- 
ghel, pinx. 

470. Hooghe, Romeyn de. The Siege of Vienna by 
the Turks. 1674. In 5 plates. 

471. Horsley, J. C. 1848. The Village Picnic, 

472. Houbraken, J. Portrait of Himself, Proof 
before all letters. 

473. Jacquemart, Jules. Souvenirs du Voyage. 
Proof impression. 

474. Klauber, J. S. Christophe Gabriel Allegrain, 
sculptor, after Duplessis. 

475. Klauber. J. F. Baus^, engraver. Proof before 
letters. 

476. Kracker, Johann. " The Last Banquet of Wal 

lenstein's Generals at Egra, Bohemia." Julius Scholtz 

pinx. Proof before all letters. 

Wallenstain's generals were assassinated as they emerged from the 
banquet hall, and he was murdered in his apartments the same night, 
Feb. 25, 1634. (See " Mitchell's Life of Wallenstcin.") 

477. Landseer, Edwin. A Piper and a Pair of Nut 
crackers. Open letter proof. 

478. Langier, N. J. Holy Family. Raphael, pinx 
Proof before letters. 

479. Larmessin, Nicolas de. Guillaume Couston 
J. de Lien, pinx. 1738, 

480. Lauwers, Nicolas. Born 1620. "Jupiter and 
Mercury, with Baucis and Philemon." J. Jordaens, 
pinx. 



€lnb of ®bb boltmutn. 71 

481. Lefevre, Achille D6sir6. St. Cecelia listen- 
ing to the Choir of Angels. 1857. Raphael, pinx. 
Proof before letters on India paper. Original in Bologna. 

482. Lefevre. "Madonna, with St. Sebastian, St. 
Geminianus and St. Roch." Correggio, pinx. Proof 
before letters. 

483. Lefdvre. The Virgin appearing to St. Sebas- 
tian. Correggio, pinx. Artist's proof. 

484. Leizelt, Balth. Frederick. Colored engraving. 
View of a City in North America, on an Island called 
Manhattan, at the mouth of the Hudson River, founded 
by the Dutch in 1615, and called New Amsterdam. 

485. Le Page, Bastien. Retour des Champs. 
Original proof etching, from the Gov. Lyons Coll. 

486. LfCpici^, Bernard, Nicolas Bertin. Died 1736. 
De Lien, pinx. 

487. Leroux, Jean Marie. 1839. Leonardo da 
Vinci, after his own painting. Proof before letters on 
India paper. 

488. Lrhuillier, V. When a man's single, he lives 
at his ease. J. W. Nicoll, pinx. 

489. Lignon, Etienne Frederic. Talma. Picot, 
pinx. Proof de remarque, 1824. 

490. Lorraine, Claude. Italian sea-port. 

491. Lombart, Peter. Six plates, called the Count- 
esses of England. Time of Charles I. A. Van Dyck, 
pinx. 

492. Mandel, Johann August Eduard. Born 1809. 
Raphael at the age of 15. Raphael, pinx. Artist's 
proof on India paper. "E. Mandel, fee. i860, Mai," cut 
with a needle. Original in the Louvre. 



72 Clnb 0f ®bb t)olnmes. 



493. Mandel. Frederick Wilhelm of Brandenburg, 
the Great Elector." 1640-88. Engraver's proof on 
India paper. 

The above two Nos. from the " Fowle sale." 

494. Mandel. William, the late King of Prussia. 
Artist's proof. 

495. Mandel. Madonna della Sedia. Proof before 
letters. Original in Florence. 

496. Mandel. Mater Dolorosa. Raphael, pinx. 
Artist's proof. 

497. Mandel. La Bella di Tiziano. Titian, pinx. 
Artist's proof. 

498. Mandel. Bassel, the Astronomer. Wolf, pinx. 
Artist's proof. 

499. Mandel. Die Lurlei. Carl Begas, pinx. Proof. 

500. Mandel. A. Van Dyck, 1599-1641, after his 
own painting. Proof before letters on India paper. 
Original picture in the Louvre. From the Fowle sale. 

501. Marshall, William E. Abraham Lincoln. 
Proof. 

502. Marshall. Henry W. Longfellow. Artist's proof. 

503. Masse, Antoine Coypel, 1717. Peint par luy 
meme. 

504. Masson, Alphonse. Ora Pro Nobis. Zurbaran, 
pinx. 1596. Proof before all letters. 

505. Mayer H. Mary, wife of John Evelyn. R. 
Nanteuil, pinx. 

506. McArdell, James. 1710-65. David Garrick, 
after A. Pond. 



(tinh of ©blr t)olnmc0. 73 

507. McArdell. Rubens' Second Wife. A. VanDyck, 
pinx. 

508. Mercurj, Paolo. St. Amdlie Reine de Hongrie. 
Delaroche, pinx. Artist's proof, 1841. 

509. Mercurj. Execution of Lady Jane Gray. Dela- 
roche, pinx. Open letter proof. 

510. Metzmacher, Phillippe de Champaigne, after his 
own painting. Artist's proof on India paper. Original in 
the Louvre. 

511. Miiller, J. G. 1776. Louis Leramberg, Sculptor. 
1614-70. N. S. A. Belle, pinx. 

512. Murphy, John. Born 1748. Abraham's Sacrifice, 
after Rembrandt. 

513. Nanteuil, Robert. 1630-78. Jean Antoine de 
Mesmes, Comte d'Arvaux. 1 661-1723. 

514. Nanteuil. Cardinal Mazarin. 1602-1661. 

516. Nargeot, Jean Denis. Louis XV. 

517. Ostade, Adrian Van. 1610-85. The Empty 
Tankard. 

518. Passe, Crispin de. Born, 1560. Janus, the 
Roman consul. 

519. Passe. Hendrik Goltzius, engraver. From the 
Vreeswijk Collection, Amsterdam. 

520. Pencz, George. 1500-50. Tamiris, Queen of 
Scythia. 

521. Picart, Bernard. Nicholas Tyndall. 

522. Pontius, Paul. Born 1496. Jesus, bearing His 
Cross, went forth into a place called Golgotha. P. P. 
Rubens, pinx. 



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523. Potter, Paul. Cows. 

524. Raj on, Paul. Alexandre Dumas (I'aine). Proof. 

525. Rembrandt, Van Ryn. 1606-1674. Ecce Homo. 
Third state of the plate. 

526. Reyher, R. Countess Potocki. Artist unknown. 
Proof before letters. 

527. Reynolds, S. W. Le Chapeau de Paille. P. P. 
Rubens, pinx. Open letter proof. 

528. Roden, W. J. Peter Paul Rubens, after his own 
painting. Proof before letters, on India paper. 

529. Ruisdael, Jacob. 1636-81. The Little Bridge 
(See Hamerton's Etching and Etchers.) 

530. Sadeler, Aegidius. The Head of an Angel. 
1598. Albrecht Durer, pinx. Original sketch in the 
Albertina," at Vienna. 

531. Saenraedam, Joannes. The Dance in the 
Churchyard. 1596. 

532. Saenraedam. Autumn. 

533. Schmidt, G. F. Pierre Mignard. H. Rigaud, 
pinx. 1691. 

534. Schuppen, Pieter Van. 1684. Louis XIV. 
F. de Troy, pinx. 

535. Sharp, "William. The Doctors of the Church. 
Guido Reni, pinx. 

536. Sharp. The Infant Christ. 

537. Sharp. Annibale Caracci. 

538. Silvani, G. 1853. Columbus. Proof. 

539. Skelton, William. Warren Hastings, after Sir 
William Beecher. 



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540. Smith, J. 1699. Andrfe le Nostre, after Carlo 
Maratti. 

541. Soutman, Peter. The Last Supper. P. P. 
Rubens, pinx. Original painting in the Louvre. 

542. Steinla, Moritz. 1847. Madonna di San Sisto, 
Raphael, pinx. Proof de remarque. 

543. St. Eve, T. M. Andrea del Sarto. 

544. Suyderhof, Jonas. 1610-69. The Singers. 
A. Van Ostade, pinx. Proof in first state. From the Am- 
sterdam Mus^e. 

545. Tardieu, Pierre Alex. 1756-1844. Louise Au- 
guste Wilhelmine Amelie, Reine de Prusse. Proof. 

546. Tardieu. Le Comte d' Arundel. A. Van Dyck, 
pinx. 

547. Tompkins, P. W. Musidora, after Sir William 
Hamilton, R. A. From "Thomson's Seasons." 

548. Toschi, Paolo. 1788-1S58. "Madonna della 
Tenda." Raphael, pinx. 

549. Toschi. Three Lunettes, from Correggio's Fres- 
coes at Parma. Artist's proofs before any letters, with 
croquis in margin. Only 33 copies thus printed. 

550. Toschi. St. Thomas. Correggio, pinx. Proof 
before letters. 

551. Toschi. The Martyrdom of St. Agatha. Par- 
megiano, pinx. Artist's proof. 

552. Toschi. St. Lucia and St. ApoUonia. Parmegiano, 
pinx. Artist's proof. 

553. Trouvain, Antoine. Jean Jouvenet, Directeur 
de I'Academie Royale. 1707. Peint par luy mesme. 

554. Unger, W. Dorfkirmes. P. Breughel, pinx. 



76 (XTlnb of ©bb Oolumec. 



555. Vertue, George. 1684--1756. Shakespeare. 

556. Visscher, Cornelius. The Old Couple, Proof 
before the first address. Fourth of the eight states of 
the plate. 

557. Visscher. The Rat-catcher. Brilliant proof. 
From the Vreeswijk Collection. 

558. Visscher, Jan de. Peter Paul Rubens. A. 
Van Dyck, pinx. 

559- Vogel, F. The Cheaters at Cards. L. Knaus, 
pinx. 

560. Volkmar, Charles. The Old Mill. Proof on 
India paper. 

561. Walker, Charles A. William M. Hunt. 

562. Weber, Frederick. Portrait of Ammebach. 
Hans Holbein, pinx. 

563. White, George M., of Salem, Mass. 60 selected 
proofs of Etchings. Bound in full russia. 1888. 

564. Wilcox, John A. J., American engraver on steel. 
Portrait of Francis Bernard, Governor of Massachusetts. 
1760-69. From an original in the possession of his 
descendants in England. The first engraving published 
by the Club of Odd Volumes. 151 copies printed. 

565. Will, J. M. The Hon. John Hancock, of Bos- 
ton, in New England, President of the American Con- 
gress. Done from an original picture, painted by Little- 
ford. Published by C. Shepherd, London, Oct. 25, 1775. 

566. Will. Richard, Lord Howe, Commander-in-Chief 
of His Majesty's Fleet in America. Published by John 
Morris, May 10, 1778. 



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567. Will. Maj.-Gen. Israel Putnam, Major-General 
of the Connecticut Troops, and Commander-in. Chief at 
the Engagement on Bunker's Hill, near Boston, June 17, 
1775. Published by C, Shepherd, September, 1775. 

568. Will. Major Robert Rogers, Commander-in- 
Chief of the Indians in the Back Settlements of America. 

569. Will. Gen. George Washington, Commander-in- 
Chief of the Continental Army in America. Done from 
an original, drawn by Alex. Campbell, of Williamsburgh, 
Va, Published by C. Shepherd, Sept. 9, 1775. 

(The following are apparently by the same engraver, 
but such is not known, authentically. See British 
Mezzotinto Portraits, by J. C. Smith, vol. iv.) 

570. Col. Benedict Arnold. Who commanded 
the provincial troops, sent against Quebec, through the 
wilderness of Canada, and was wounded in storming that 
City under Gen. Montgomery. Published by Thomas 
Hart, London, March, 1776. 

571. Maj.-Gen. Horatio Gates, Major-General of 
the American Forces. Published by John Morris, May, 
1778. 

572. Capt. John Paul Jones. Published July, 
1780. 

573. Gen. Charles Lee, Published by C. Shep- 
herd, October, 1775. 

574. Maj.-Gen. John Sullivan. Published by 
Thomas Hart, Aug. 22, 1776. 

575. David Wooster. Commander-in-Chief of the 
Provincial Army against Quebec. Published by Thomas 
Hatt, March, 1776. 



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576. Wilson, James. Dr. R. Busby, Master of West- 
minster School 56 years, after Riley. Published Novem- 
ber, 1775. 

577. Wilson, John Wilkes, Esq., late Member of 
Parliament for Aylesbury. Published by J. Wilson, 1764. 

578. Woodman, S. i8r6. Children at Play, after 
Poussin. Brilliant proof. 

579. Wit, Peter de (called Pietro Candido). 1548- 
1630. The Month of July. 



580. Letters Patent. Ancient Letters Patent issued 
to Thomas Sheward, in the reign of Charles II, by Francis 
North, Baron Guilford, Lord of the Privy Seal, with Cop- 
per-plate Arabesques, Engrossed Letters, Arms, Royal 
Cypher, etc., written in Chancery script. From Davoll, 
England, October, 18 10. 



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